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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

1,124 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 57

The Crops

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

ORANGE, Monday.--The total wheat loaded at stations west of Bathurst, inclusive of the B[?]ayney-Harden line to Demondrille, is 822,642 bags, while 97,072…

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Farm Sale

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

Messrs. E. H. Taylor and Co., announce the sale for to-morrow of a valuable farm at Perth, near the Railway Station, know as Mrs. Newmans…

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Big Sheep Sales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 6

J. S LEEDS AND Co. Orange, report having sold during the month of January by private contract—on account of James Dalton, Kansaroobie, 5000 wether weaners. Account Lawson…

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Wheat Poisoning. a Terrible—disease

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 11

AT the beginning of December last (says the 'Liberal') a young man named Percy Wilmott was taken to the Dubbo Hospital suffering from some trouble which for a time…

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The Harvest. Wheat and War. Some Interesting Information

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 11

THE addition of a little pigment to the Eastern war cloud had early this week failed to exert that stimulating effect which the ordinary rank and file of corn…

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M.D. Dairying Coy. Stirring Speech by the Chairman

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

THE regular half yearly meeting of the above was held in the Town Hall last Tuesday afternoon Present—Messrs. S. P. Reynolds (chairman), B J Lee, F E Churchill, C…

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The Dairying Industry

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 5

AT the half yearly meeting of shareholders in the Molong District Dairying Coy this week Mr S P Reynolds, Chairman of Directors, touched upon a matter of vital importance to…

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The Story of a Model Farmer

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. Thomas C. Warboys, of Spring-hill, who secured the champion prize in 1895 for the owner of the best model farm in the State, was interviewed by "The Daily…

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Sheep for Codlin Moth

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. W, Farrer, Wheat Experimentalist to the Agricultural Department states that, five or six years ago, codlin moth was abundant in his orchard at…

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Travelling Sheep, Oberon

National Advocate · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 3

Ten thousand sheep from Goulburn are camped a few miles out They are destined for Mudgee. Mr. Thos. O'connell is in charge…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Bathurst Post · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 5

INQUIRY at the railway goods shed has elicited the information that about 3727 tons of wheat passed through the local yards during the month of…

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The Wheat Traffic. Farmers Holding Back

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

Tho effect the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Japan on the local wheat traffics is still making itself fell, and it is clear that farmers are…

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Exportation of Wheat. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

The bargue Lydenhorn sailed for America today ,with 4330 tons of wheat…

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Sheep Sale

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

Messrs, Palmer and McPhillamy announce the sale of 1500 ewes at the Corporation Saleyards to-morrow. At the same time this firm, in conjuction…

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The Sheep Figures

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

"Central," a landholder in the Dundaloo district, contributes the following remarkable statement to the S.M. Herald:—"After the drought of…

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The Wheat Standard

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

The standard imperial bushel for wheat has now been fixed in the three principal grain-producing States. The New South Wales is 611b, the Victorian…

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Export of Wheat. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

The bargue Lyderhorn cleared port to-day with 38903 bags of wheat on beard. She will either go to the United Kingdom or the Continent…

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Wool Report

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 1

The leading Sydney wool firms report as following for week ending Saturday 13th instant:—There have been no public auctions during the…

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Sheep for Codlin Moth

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 2

We clip the following from the Bathurst Free Press:— Mr. W. Farrar, Wheat Experimentalist to the Agricultural Department, states, that, five…

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Outside District News Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Wedding Bells

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 13

At Botobolar, on the 15th instant, Mr. Thomas Wall and Miss E. Loydon, both of Upper Botobolar, were joined in wedlock. Rev. M…

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